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Clinical Project Managers

🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, UT 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $53K - $110K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ May 12th, 2026

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University of Utah is hiring a Clinical Project Manager to plan, organize, direct, and control clinical research operations for the Division of Epidemiology. The manager oversees governance, financial management, and compliance activities to ensure operations adhere to federal regulations and institutional policies, serving as a key advisor on compliance and risk management.

Highlights
  • Lead design, implementation, and governance of institutional compliance programs.
  • Manage compliance risk assessment, audit readiness, and regulatory adherence for clinical research.
  • Develop and maintain policies, SOPs, and compliance training related to human subjects protection and data integrity.
  • Serve as liaison among departmental leadership, research teams, and oversight bodies.
  • Supervise hiring, performance evaluation, and workforce planning within the department.
  • Requires 7-10 years of progressive experience in compliance, regulatory oversight, research administration, or quality management.
  • Must have supervisory experience managing managers or supervisors.
  • Knowledge of human subjects research regulations, data privacy (HIPAA, PPRL), and federal oversight agencies (OHRP, ORO).
  • Pay range $52,993 to $109,649 annually based on job level and experience.
  • Preferred candidates hold a Master's degree in related fields like public health or clinical research administration.

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Announcement
Details
Open Date 05/11/2026
Requisition Number PRN44984B
Job Title Clinical Project Managers
Working Title Clinical Project Managers
Career Progression Track P00
Track Level P4 - Advanced
FLSA Code Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday – Friday; standard business hours with flexibility as required to support different time zones, compliance deadlines and institutional priorities.

VP Area U of U Health - Academics
Department 00952 - Division of Epidemiology
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range 52,993 to 109,649
Close Date 05/17/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
Under minimal supervision, the Clinical Project Manager is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling clinical research operations for the Division of Epidemiology. This position oversees internal and external governance, project financial management, and compliance activities maintaining accountability transparently and collaboratively.

The Manager ensures clinical research operations comply with applicable federal regulations, institutional policies, and ethical standards, including requirements related to human subjects protection, data integrity, and research oversight. In this role, the Manager is responsible for setting programmatic direction, managing compliance risk, ensuring audit readiness, and translating complex regulatory requirements into effective operational practices. This position exercises independent judgment and serves as a key advisor to leadership on compliance, governance, and risk management matters.

Serving as a key operational leader, the Manager acts as a liaison between departmental leadership, research teams, and oversight groups to ensure continuity, compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, and high-quality outcomes.

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The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.
Responsibilities
  1. Provide strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and governance of institutional compliance programs.
  2. Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks; communicate issues and recommendations to leadership.
  3. Establish frameworks for compliance oversight, reporting, and enterprise risk management.
  4. Interpret and apply complex regulatory requirements in collaboration with legal counsel, information security, IT governance, and research oversight groups.
  5. Oversee the development and maintenance of policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and compliance-related training materials.
  6. Represent the department and institution on internal and external committees related to research compliance, data governance, and regulatory oversight.
  7. Oversee auditing, monitoring, and internal compliance reviews.
  8. Lead preparation for and response to internal inspections, research oversight site visits, and external audits.
  9. Ensure corrective and preventive action (CAPA) plans are developed, implemented, tracked, and resolved.
  10. Develop reports, metrics, and dashboards summarizing compliance performance.
  11. Manage hiring, performance evaluation, professional development, corrective action, and workforce planning.
  12. Foster a culture of accountability, ethical conduct, and continuous improvement.
  13. Conducts highly complex managerial work with broad organizational impact, exercising independent judgment and discretion.
Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.

Requires 7–10 years of progressively responsible experience in compliance, regulatory oversight, research administration, or quality management.

Demonstrated experience managing compliance and/or quality assurance programs with institutional scope.

Supervisory experience, including management of managers or supervisors.

Working knowledge of:
  • Human subjects research regulations
  • Data privacy and security (PPRL, HIPAA)
  • Federal oversight agencies (OHRP, ORO)
  • Department of War and Veterans Affairs directives

Experience supporting audits, inspections, and external regulatory reviews.

Strong communication, leadership, and analytical skills.

Demonstrated thorough understanding of federal and institutional regulations, policies and directives to ensure operational compliance.

Demonstrated leadership ability in planning, directing, and evaluating personnel and operational processes to ensure efficient and compliant research operations.

A Master’s degree in a related area (e.g., public health, health services, clinical research administration) may be preferred.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined.

This is an Advanced-Level position in the General Professional track.
Job Code: P56484
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:

Clinical Project Manager, IV: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 8 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 6 years of directly related work experience.


Preferences
  • Success translating regulatory requirements into scalable operational processes.
  • Knowledge of data linking, sharing road-maps, and implementation policies, procedures and best practices to ensure regulatory compliance aligning with organizational goals.
  • Experience working with DoD, VA and institutional collaborators in an informatics and computing infrastructure environment.
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.


This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.


The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.


Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.


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Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * What is your highest level of completed education?
    • None
    • High School Diploma or Equivalent
    • Associate Degree
    • Bachelor's Degree
    • Master's Degree
    • Doctorate Degree
  2. * How many years of related work experience do you have?
    • Less than 2 years
    • 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
    • 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
    • 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
    • 8 years or more, but less than 10 years
    • 10 years or more, but less than 12 years
    • 12 years or more, but less than 14 years
    • 14 years or more
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume

Optional Documents

  1. Cover Letter
  2. List of References
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